The usual incentives in academia: publishing papers. Consider the difference between publishing a paper that introduces a novel method to do X, versus publishing a paper that merely interprets Claude’s method to do X. The latter might not even be publishable.
That means that academia is outdated not that LLM math is bad
Okay so you are saying the old incentive structure is outdated. What is the new incentive structure in the LLM era? What exactly makes people want to understand LLM-produced math?
I actually read through a bunch of LLM slop on the weekends trying to catch white whales I couldn't during my math PhD.
The incentive is solving the problem and understanding the solution.
And that homes, feeds and waters you how?
In no way, it's just a hobby.